Tag: Ukraine
One year into the war, the displacement, physically and emotionally, of Ukrainian Jews
PART TWO OF TWO STORIES
The term “displaced persons” doesn’t always capture adequately how much of a geographical impact wars have. Diana Bukman, who is now half a world away from a colleague in Ukraine...
One year into the war, Jewish humanitarian efforts remain in full throttle in Ukraine
PART ONE OF TWO STORIES
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary on Friday, North American Jewish leaders at the forefront of humanitarian aid to Ukraine are appreciative of the ways Jews...
Israeli MKs meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv: ‘Let’s not sit on the fence any longer’
Israeli lawmakers Yuli Edelstein of Likud and Ze’ev Elkin of the opposition National Unity Party met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday night. They issued a strong statement in support of Ukraine in...
90 Ukrainian Jewish refugees come home to Israel
Ninety Ukrainian Jewish refugees arrived in Israel on Wednesday to begin a new chapter of their lives, on a chartered flight made possible by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ).
The group joined...
The West has finally realized there is a clear front in the battle for...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Iran’s protesters are united in the same struggle. It is not an accident that Time magazine has declared Zelenskyy Person of the Year and Iranian women Heroes of the Year for...
Reason And Anti-Reason In Moscow: Psychiatric Determinants Of “Cold War II”
Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine has obviously critical implications for United States foreign policy. Among other things, this expanding Russian “crime against peace” has undermined once residual hopes for superpower reconciliation or “détente.” In essence, whatever...
Russian aliyah spikes in 2022
More than four times as many persons made aliyah from Russia in the first 10 months of 2022 than in all of last year, according to Ofek Israeli—The National Aliyah Promotion Company.
A total of 32,494 Russian...
Ukrainian defense minister cancels call with Gantz
A phone call set to take place on Thursday between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov was canceled at the request of Kyiv, Gantz’s office said.
No revised date was...
White House ‘deeply disappointed’ by Palestinian pivot toward Russia
The U.S. administration has criticized Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas for seeking to involve Russia in the peace process with Israel, Axios reported on Saturday.
On Thursday, Abbas told Russian President Vladmir Putin during a meeting on...
Russia deploying Iranian-made suicide drones in Ukraine
Russia is deploying Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its war against Ukraine, and although it is not yet possible to determine their exact operational effectiveness, the weapons could pose a significant challenge for...